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senator graham? >> senator hagel, congratulations on your appointment. you are a good, honest man, and i appreciate your willingness to serve the country in the past and be willing to do so in the future. what percentage of gdp do we spend on defense? >> well, we are i think it is probably 5% now in that area. >> at historically high or low? >> generally, it depends on real dollars and wars. >> are we at war? >> we are at war in afghanistan, around the world. >> you agree we are in war in afghanistan, around the world. when you look at spending on defense, understanding we should be aware we are still at war. do you agree with that? >> i am sorry -- what? >> do you agree every senator, every member of congress should be understanding that when you vote on a defense budget we are at war? >> yes, i do. >> ok, thank you. now, let's talk about statements you made. you have explained this a bit. you said the jewish lobby bullies a lot of people up here. i am not an israeli senator. i am a united states senator. this pressure makes us to do dumb things at time
senator graham? >> senator hagel, congratulations on your appointment. you are a good, honest man, and i appreciate your willingness to serve the country in the past and be willing to do so in the future. what percentage of gdp do we spend on defense? >> well, we are i think it is probably 5% now in that area. >> at historically high or low? >> generally, it depends on real dollars and wars. >> are we at war? >> we are at war in afghanistan, around the world....
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stephanie: i couldn't believe he used the word shocking here. senator harry reid yesterday on the senate floor. >> shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered secretary of defense during all the things we have going on in the world, including a war. stephanie: also shocked to find out there's gambling going on in vegas. >> few leon panetta has to go to the nato summit in brussels. he's like george bailey. he's never getting out of bedford falls. i got big plans. i love her. she's a peach. >> because republicans have a punish a republican for the crime of being right about iraq. stephanie: exactly. this talking voice memo, filibuster will fall shortly nomination blah blah blah. that's the thing people don't understand that don't pay attention in the history of ever. i tell my dog max you're the best dog in the history of dogs and the history of history. this is like the history of that the history of the united states. >> i said if harry reid's mad at the gop for filibustering this, he needs to spend an
stephanie: i couldn't believe he used the word shocking here. senator harry reid yesterday on the senate floor. >> shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered secretary of defense during all the things we have going on in the world, including a war. stephanie: also shocked to find out there's gambling going on in vegas. >> few leon panetta has to go to the nato summit in brussels. he's like george bailey. he's never getting out of bedford...
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hagel faced scarp criticism lindsey graham was outraged from hagel's remarks back in 2006 saying the jewish lobby had intimidated the senate into doing dumb things. in spite of that day-long contentious hearing, hagel likely will win confirm nation from the senate. they have time to submit written questions and they could hold a final vote as soon as next week. congress now has three and a half months to run up the debt as much as it wants. senators yesterday approved a measure temporarily suspending the federal debt limit. >> that's headed to the white house for the president's signature. without action from congress, the treasury would have run out of money by early next month. this new plan is yet another short-term solution, but it could get lawmakers to act on the budget for the first time in four years. thanks to this new bill, lawmakers will stop to getting paid if they fail to pass a budget by april 15th. former new york mayor ed koch has died at the age of 88. he was may or for 11 years from 1978 through 1989. and he also served in the house of representatives. he will be mi
hagel faced scarp criticism lindsey graham was outraged from hagel's remarks back in 2006 saying the jewish lobby had intimidated the senate into doing dumb things. in spite of that day-long contentious hearing, hagel likely will win confirm nation from the senate. they have time to submit written questions and they could hold a final vote as soon as next week. congress now has three and a half months to run up the debt as much as it wants. senators yesterday approved a measure temporarily...
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lindsey graham was on sunday television saying things like we are not going to even confirm chuck hagel until we get leon panetta here to testify on benghazi. they are still talking about ben gas. >> i. >> let's move on to marco rubio talking to fox news. >> i stated long ago that i've been deeply disturbed by his previous comments and positions with regards to sanctions on iran, with regard to direct negotiations of north rhea, statements he made against israel. these are not the kind of positions i want to see. these are big big problems. >> yeah, these are big problems, and that's true, but and that's why we're confirming the secretary of defense. it's not just about this confirmation process it's about the job they will do. it's about dealing with things like the mideast. as you can see there are flare ups in the mideast almost daily. let's look at this from egypt. >> now the head of the army is warn it is on the verge of collapse. they tell us the new president is acting like a dictator, like the one egyptians overthrew. these are carpenters, tour guides and teachers. they believe
lindsey graham was on sunday television saying things like we are not going to even confirm chuck hagel until we get leon panetta here to testify on benghazi. they are still talking about ben gas. >> i. >> let's move on to marco rubio talking to fox news. >> i stated long ago that i've been deeply disturbed by his previous comments and positions with regards to sanctions on iran, with regard to direct negotiations of north rhea, statements he made against israel. these are not...
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lindsey graham was asked about chuck hagel's nomination today. here's just a portion of what senator graham said. listen to this. >> and am i supposed to sit on the sidelines and be a good compliant republican and just let this administration not account for what i think is a national security breakdown of monumental proportions? >> when do they finally give up with benghazi? when does that happen, sir? >> i don't know. of course, hillary clinton came before the senate and gave testimony. she was very clear as best she could be. and, you know, the interesting thing is that we've never filibustered a d.o.d. appoint candidate. you know, the question becomes when will we leave politics at the door? why not give this president the kind of defense team that he needs? we want to make sure that we make a strong showing with regard to the entire world and one of the key positions is defense. i got to tell you. i'm glad that senator mccain said that he's not going to be part of this filibuster. one of the things we also have to keep in mind is that our se
lindsey graham was asked about chuck hagel's nomination today. here's just a portion of what senator graham said. listen to this. >> and am i supposed to sit on the sidelines and be a good compliant republican and just let this administration not account for what i think is a national security breakdown of monumental proportions? >> when do they finally give up with benghazi? when does that happen, sir? >> i don't know. of course, hillary clinton came before the senate and...
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the next to the last one be senator graham, that we be given 12 minutes, 5 minutes for senator graham, 7 minutes for me. that's on our side. mr. levin: reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: without objection. reserving the right to object. mr. levin: how much time is allotted to each side? the presiding officer: 30 minutes for each side. mr. levin: i assume the 30 minutes the senator referred to would come out of the senator's -- the presiding officer: yes. without objection. no objection. mr. mccain: senator hagel's opposition to the use of sank suns -- sanctions and his apparent incomprehension of the threat of nuclear armed iran poses to international stability is a large -- is a large. senator hagel is an honorable man. about his character and love of country there can be no doubt or debate. however, his positions on the principal national security issues facing our country, the eye rain unanimous nuclear -- iranian nuclear program, resurgent islamic threat in the middle east and whether we should project strength in defense of our interests and allies indicate to
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two speakers be the last one being me the next to the last one senator graham and given 12 minutes. five minutes for senator graham. seven minutes for me. that's on our side. >> reserving the right to object. would come out of the -- >> the senator is correct. >> yes. >> no objection. >> without objection. >> no objection. >> without objection. >> finally, senator hagel opposition to the use of sanctions -- opposes international stability alarming and cause other nations to doubt the credibility of the presence, commitments, senator hagel is an honorable man. with sacrifice much and bravely for our nation. about the character and love of country, there can be no doubt or debate. however, his positions on the principle national security issues facing our country, the iranian nuclear program, resurge gent islam terrorist threat in north africa and the middle east. the complete lack of experience in running such size and complexity. despite miest teem on the basis of the recordly not support the conformation. i say this with regret. but he is the wrong person at the worst time for the
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senator graham says he'll hold up the nominations of chuck hagel as defense secretary and john brennan as cia director until he gets more information. >>> just two days away from president obama's state of the union address. the economy and job creation are expected to take center stage in the annual speech. today on "meet the press" congressional leaders from both parties said they're anxious to hear what the president has to say about the looming sequester. >> the president believes and i agree within tax reform we can find additional savings over the next ten years. use that to move toward deficit reduction and still keep this economy moving forward. >> i want reductions in spending that make sense. these indiscriminate reductions do not make sense, and we're going to hurt a lot of people. >> president obama added a third stop in his post-state of the union tour. he's going to travel to chicago, north carolina, and georgia to discuss proposals unveiled in his speech on tuesday. his speech on tuesday. >>> the familmy bad. tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ voice of d
senator graham says he'll hold up the nominations of chuck hagel as defense secretary and john brennan as cia director until he gets more information. >>> just two days away from president obama's state of the union address. the economy and job creation are expected to take center stage in the annual speech. today on "meet the press" congressional leaders from both parties said they're anxious to hear what the president has to say about the looming sequester. >> the...
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i recognize the idea that more attention paid to my words and the last eight weeks than i ever thought possible, so i do not take any chances. thank you. >> i think i understood you correctly on containment. >> just to make sure your correction is clear, we do have a position on containment, which is we do not favor containment. >> we do not favor containment, so that is the president's position in my position. >> clarify be clarified. >> if you need further, i am here. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, senator. >> good morning, senator hagel. thank you for once again heeding the call to lead the department of defense. we had a great private meeting last week. we covered many of the threats and challenges that our country faces, shrinking budgets, strategic national security shifts, and we continue to provide fair and equal opportunities for all of our service members and their families. when we met, you emphasized your determination to keep all options on the table with regard to iran, including a military strike if iran continues to pursue a program of defiance of its internationa
i recognize the idea that more attention paid to my words and the last eight weeks than i ever thought possible, so i do not take any chances. thank you. >> i think i understood you correctly on containment. >> just to make sure your correction is clear, we do have a position on containment, which is we do not favor containment. >> we do not favor containment, so that is the president's position in my position. >> clarify be clarified. >> if you need further, i am...
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last week g.o.p. senators delayed a veto on hagel saying they need more time to go over his record. the former senator faced tough questions at confirmation hearing about israel and other issues including iran. senate is off this week. now republican senators and lindsay graham say they will not block a vote. next week, even if they end up voting against him. mike is live from washington. what are republicans saying about the delay. >> they say chuck hagel is a controversial nominee and time allows them important time to take a closer look at them. they obtained a letter that send to graham and another senator drafting a speech accusing the state department was an adjunct of the israeli foreign minister's office. ha gefl says he disavow the statement attributed to me. here is one of the recipients of that letter. >> so i'm glad that we have got more time to look. i am glad he answered my question about the comment he allegedly made. i think we're doing our job to scrutinize i think one of the most unqualified, radical choices for secretary of defense in a very long time. >> reporter
last week g.o.p. senators delayed a veto on hagel saying they need more time to go over his record. the former senator faced tough questions at confirmation hearing about israel and other issues including iran. senate is off this week. now republican senators and lindsay graham say they will not block a vote. next week, even if they end up voting against him. mike is live from washington. what are republicans saying about the delay. >> they say chuck hagel is a controversial nominee and...
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he said clearly, in his words, that he has israel's back. he said his policy is not to allow the iranians to get a nucle weapon. if in fact the military option is the only one required, i think we're always on higher ground in every way, international law, domestic law, people of the world, people of the region to be with us on this, if we have tried and if we have gone through every possibility to resolve this in a responsible, peaceful way, rather than going to war. >> reporter: if he's confirmed, one of hagel's first challenges could be tens of billions of llars in automatic defen spending cuts, arti in early arc he warned today of serious harm, unless congress acts to prevent those. >> when you hang that kind of uncertainty over any institution, but especially the institution charged with national security in our country, it's very dangerous. >> woodruff: by day's end, it was unclear exactly what hagel's prospects are. most of the senate's 55 democrats are believed to back him. only one republican has said publicly he will vote to confir
he said clearly, in his words, that he has israel's back. he said his policy is not to allow the iranians to get a nucle weapon. if in fact the military option is the only one required, i think we're always on higher ground in every way, international law, domestic law, people of the world, people of the region to be with us on this, if we have tried and if we have gone through every possibility to resolve this in a responsible, peaceful way, rather than going to war. >> reporter: if he's...
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my staff gave me a list of 22 things we needed in new york, and i was dying to ask him. i figured that was not quite appropriate. so a rare moment of restraint. a rare moment of restraint. >> ok. let's plunge in. monday, you put out the five- page bipartisan framework, and we would like to read between the lines. in the bipartisan agreement, it talked about a nonforgeable electronic means of employment verification. that is code for a super social security card that would have some sort of bioometric. senator schumer, you have said you are for this. senator mccain, what is your opinion? >> i am for this. i want to remind you that the 9/11 commission made a series of recommendations, and one of the things that was not implemented was this. there is technology now that could give us the social security card, people with a social security card, that is tamperproof, and -- >> you are for that. >> but let's be clear. people say a national i.d. card. that is a card you would show if a police officer came up to you. this would only be used in the same case as when you use a soc
my staff gave me a list of 22 things we needed in new york, and i was dying to ask him. i figured that was not quite appropriate. so a rare moment of restraint. a rare moment of restraint. >> ok. let's plunge in. monday, you put out the five- page bipartisan framework, and we would like to read between the lines. in the bipartisan agreement, it talked about a nonforgeable electronic means of employment verification. that is code for a super social security card that would have some sort...
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a holdup for hagel. could a new round of haggling keep a controversial nominee out of the president's cabinet? we'll explain just ahead. >>> haggling over hagel. >>> plus an outlandish star on an overseas trip. we'll tell you why dennis rodman is making his way to north korea. we'll have that one just ahead. >>> a live look outside at the markets this morning out of new york. it is tuesday, february 26th as we await the opening bell and see how stocks will trade for today. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. this morning that decision to appoint chuck hagel as successor for secretary of defense still being sorted out as it drags out on capitol hill and nobody wants an answer more than leon panetta. the former defense secretary and santa clara university graduate now working from home in monterey county while that confirmation hearing continues out on capitol hill. "today in the bay's" tracie potts
a holdup for hagel. could a new round of haggling keep a controversial nominee out of the president's cabinet? we'll explain just ahead. >>> haggling over hagel. >>> plus an outlandish star on an overseas trip. we'll tell you why dennis rodman is making his way to north korea. we'll have that one just ahead. >>> a live look outside at the markets this morning out of new york. it is tuesday, february 26th as we await the opening bell and see how stocks will trade for...
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senators john mccain and lindsay graham released a glowing statement after their meeting at the white house yesterday saying, quote, we had an excellent meeting with the president and vice president. we were pleased to hear the president state his firm commitment he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal. >>> a liberal super pac is apologizing to mitch mcconnell and his wife. former labor secretary elaine cho. progress kentucky tweeted racist comments about her heritage in a statement the group wrote weerks apologize to the secretary for that unnecessary comment and have deleted the tweets in question. mcconnell's possible senate challenger ashley judd tweeted this. whatever the intention, whatever the venue, whom ever the person, attacks or comments on anyone's ethnicity are wrong and patently unacceptable. certainly sounds like she is running but officially ashley judd has not yet made up her mind. >>> remember mitt romney and his binders full of women? now it's a jeopardy category. >> and a binder full of women. >> a binder full of women for 400. >> she's t
senators john mccain and lindsay graham released a glowing statement after their meeting at the white house yesterday saying, quote, we had an excellent meeting with the president and vice president. we were pleased to hear the president state his firm commitment he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal. >>> a liberal super pac is apologizing to mitch mcconnell and his wife. former labor secretary elaine cho. progress kentucky tweeted racist comments about her...
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the average wealth of the average american in the last five years has gone down 22 percent. and everybody out there watching this program for the most part has had to make decisions to cut spending. we are going to spend as much this year pretty much that we spent last year. the president is scaring the living day lights out of the country. why can't we keep the budget the same if we can't cut this little bit out and this is really cut in the rate of increase i worry will we ever move forward? are we really destined for bankruptcy if we can't cut the rate of growth. that's what we are talking about over ten years the 1.2 trillion in cuts actually allows the budget to grow over ten years. >> well the conversation on spending didn't just end there. things got very tense last night when sean hannity went head to head with democratic congressman george meek. >> number one, when the republicans were in control that's when we had all of this -- >> no, no, no. i am looking at today. is that wrong to steal from our kid's piggy banks, i am asking. >> we are not stealing from the kid'
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last week led by senator ayotte, senators mccain, graham and i introduced a bill to mitigate the impact of sequestration to the end of the year and provides a department with flexibility it desperately needs to operate under a continuing resolution. it's not a preferred solution, but it's better than doing nothing. there's a growing concern the president will not negotiate with congress on a compromise to sequestration until after it takes is march 1st. each member of congress hears from the pain effect did to their constituents. but the real pain will be felt by the men and women serving our country who will see the resources they need to defend the nation arbitrarily. so anyway, that's what this hearing is all about. i will have questions. and one of them will be and i hope you folks are covering nice -- this is the request -- not to show how tragic this is, what increased risk, increased loss of life is going to result from this and that's what we expect from this hearing. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, senator inhofe. senator carter. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm
last week led by senator ayotte, senators mccain, graham and i introduced a bill to mitigate the impact of sequestration to the end of the year and provides a department with flexibility it desperately needs to operate under a continuing resolution. it's not a preferred solution, but it's better than doing nothing. there's a growing concern the president will not negotiate with congress on a compromise to sequestration until after it takes is march 1st. each member of congress hears from the...
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i recognize i have more attention paid to my words the last eight weeks than i ever thought possible so i don't take any chances. >>gregg: i would love do know what the real note said. >> it says "contain is our policy." >> the sad thing, you would like to think the man or woman who is in charge of the defense department is on top of this thing. this is vital. do you have any faith that guy knows anything on a number of fronts, afghanistan, iran, china, sequestration in we will face huge cut that have to be done smartly in the defense budget. i have no faith and he is a republican. i'm a republican. i don't feel --. >> i want to jump back on north africa. there is a fundamental, beyond hagel, a fundamental problem. the president's real policy is not necessarily that of panetta and clinton. we watching the president move to his natural position which is really wrong which the country doesn't understand back to the point that democrats are going to have a problem. he is way left and i think that is why he wants hagel. >> secretary clinton by all accounts was far more aggressive in supp
i recognize i have more attention paid to my words the last eight weeks than i ever thought possible so i don't take any chances. >>gregg: i would love do know what the real note said. >> it says "contain is our policy." >> the sad thing, you would like to think the man or woman who is in charge of the defense department is on top of this thing. this is vital. do you have any faith that guy knows anything on a number of fronts, afghanistan, iran, china, sequestration...
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last week led by the senator, senators mccain, graham, eni introduced a bill that will end sequestration that will provide the department to allow to work under a solution. it is not a perfect solution but it is better than doing nothing. there is growing concern that the president won't increasingly negotiate on a compromise until after sequestration takes place on march 1. each member of congress knows the pain that is affected on the constituent but the real pain will be felt in the men and women serving our country when they see they won't have the resources to defend our nation. i will have questions and one of them is going to be specifically, i hope you will be covering this, this is the request, not to hold back, show how tragedy this is, show the increase of risk and the increase loss of life. that is what we expect out of this hearing. >> secretary carter? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm going to be very brief because i think what would like to get to and we would like to get to is the specifics of the impacts of these two budget circumstances that we face, first of all, seques
last week led by the senator, senators mccain, graham, eni introduced a bill that will end sequestration that will provide the department to allow to work under a solution. it is not a perfect solution but it is better than doing nothing. there is growing concern that the president won't increasingly negotiate on a compromise until after sequestration takes place on march 1. each member of congress knows the pain that is affected on the constituent but the real pain will be felt in the men and...
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why is lindsey graham really leading this charge against chuck hagel? surely it is not because he thinks he is going to win. he's terrified about being primaried by a tea party that can't stand him correct? >> i think that's part of it. the other is that lindsey graham is an active member of the military. he's an officer in the military. he travels to afghanistan and iraq and everywhere else he can. he considers himself a member of the armed services. so he takes particular umbrage at chuck hagel who obviously was not for the surge. he argued as a republican senator with the bush policies and so this is a two-fer for him. he gets to go after a guy he doesn't like and it does polish his tea party credentials. >> john: beyond leading the charge to impeople president clinton, lindsey graham unlike hagel has never seen combat, correct? >> that would be correct. >> john: what is the state of the g.o.p. in south carolina? if an elected representative shows a glimmer of moderation, are they facing a primary? >> they are. we have a very active and very aggressi
why is lindsey graham really leading this charge against chuck hagel? surely it is not because he thinks he is going to win. he's terrified about being primaried by a tea party that can't stand him correct? >> i think that's part of it. the other is that lindsey graham is an active member of the military. he's an officer in the military. he travels to afghanistan and iraq and everywhere else he can. he considers himself a member of the armed services. so he takes particular umbrage at...
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i have watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that i have been here. i have had enough of it. it's time to act. >> chris: congress woman, let's look at the numbers. are you really saying in a government that spends $3.5 trillion a year increased discretionary spending by 14% in the last four years you can't $85 billion to cut to avoid the sequester. >> we have made the cut in terms of agriculture subsidies. there are tens of billions of dollars in cuts there. and that should be balanced with eliminating subsidies for big oil. why should we lower pell grants instead of eliminating the subsidies for big oil? >> chris: why not just cut spending. 85 billion north dakota a $3.5 trillion government. >> let's just back up from with all due respect to the speaker what he said is not the gospel truth. the fact is that a lot of the spending increases came during the bush administration. two unpaid for wars that we got ourselves engaged in. prescription drug plan that added enormous amounts to our spending and the tax cuts of the high end that did not create jobs
i have watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that i have been here. i have had enough of it. it's time to act. >> chris: congress woman, let's look at the numbers. are you really saying in a government that spends $3.5 trillion a year increased discretionary spending by 14% in the last four years you can't $85 billion to cut to avoid the sequester. >> we have made the cut in terms of agriculture subsidies. there are tens of billions of dollars in cuts there. and that...
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for the last 22 years he has been the nra chief spokesman at the center of the debate over guns. welcome to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris. good to be with you. >> chris: you just heard captain kelly and he specifically brought up the background checks and the fact that since 1991, 1.7 million people have failed background checks and been denied guns jury know you point out criminals aren't going to go through the background check and there are other ways, always going to be a black market to get guns. if 1.7 million people have already been denied guns by a partial background check, doesn't that make people safer? >> chris, i have all of the respect in the world for captain kelly and what happened to his family should never happen to any family we all want to stop it. let me talk about the proposal that president obama and people like mayor bloomberg are putting forward. one, let me answer your question. i don't think you can say that those 1.7 million people have been stopped from getting a gun at all because the government didn't prosecute virtually any of them. they l
for the last 22 years he has been the nra chief spokesman at the center of the debate over guns. welcome to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris. good to be with you. >> chris: you just heard captain kelly and he specifically brought up the background checks and the fact that since 1991, 1.7 million people have failed background checks and been denied guns jury know you point out criminals aren't going to go through the background check and there are other ways, always...
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south carolina senator lindsey graham says he will block confirmation of chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for c.i.a. until they clear up issues ranging from the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi to enhanced interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists. i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed to secretary of defense until white house gives us an accounting. >> democrats are angry and worried. >> what is unfortunate is the account to politicize an issue. they need to be confirmed. >> hagel is not for defense secretary faces committee vote wednesday. some republicans, though not mccain threatened to walk out in protest. hagel and brennan nomination could be put on hold before a final floor vote. should either nomination get that far they could face filibusters. >> i want 60-vote margin. you don't have to fill buster to get. they would threat on the call 60-vote margin. >> the president's only new confirmed secretary is john kerry replacing hillary clinton at state. but kerry was the presiden
south carolina senator lindsey graham says he will block confirmation of chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for c.i.a. until they clear up issues ranging from the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi to enhanced interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists. i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed to secretary of defense until white house gives us an accounting. >> democrats are angry and...
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i think most of them, several of them, lindsay graham, for instance, are in the reserves or have served in the military. i think most of the people fighting this are fighting it over some fairly serious notions about him. they're concerned about some of his policies and there are some sort of personal differences, but i don't think it's hurting the republican party with the military at this point, no. >> nia-malika, one republican branch seemed to be his connection to fends of hamas which we learned earlier was justa i result of shoddy journalism and he was not tied to that group which was completely made up, by the way, but as we know false information sticks to people, and for years people believed the president wassa i muslim which proved over and over again. >> the republicans didn't necessarily do themselves any favors with the way they conducted themselves in terms of his friends with hamas which was something that was made up from a journalist and made its way into that hearing. some of the insinuations that ted cruz made as well, he was in many ways criticized by republicans for
i think most of them, several of them, lindsay graham, for instance, are in the reserves or have served in the military. i think most of the people fighting this are fighting it over some fairly serious notions about him. they're concerned about some of his policies and there are some sort of personal differences, but i don't think it's hurting the republican party with the military at this point, no. >> nia-malika, one republican branch seemed to be his connection to fends of hamas which...
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i think i wrote down the word he was criticizing our senator for implying hagel was cozy with terrorist type countries. i would say he's endorsed by them. you can't get any cozier than that. really? he's a republican! chuck hagel! and yet the president's not doing enough bipartisan outreach. >> chuck hagel is unfortunately does not believe in carpet bombing as a solution to a diplomatic problem. and cruz and inhoff both do because they're big christians, apparently. they believe that the abject is like -- all drone striking single target aside, they believe in wiping out miles and miles of city blocks to get -- >> stephanie: on the offchance someone -- >> the poor people they disagree with are there while the other people are trying to work at a shoe shop until this nonsense passes. they get wiped out in the process. >> chuck said that it was the tip of the iceberg. talk about one guy who shot up an orphanage with a 50 caliber machine gun. >> but that's all right. >> stephanie: a senate panel approved him yesterday. what hal is referring to. harry reid said he would move ahead with a fu
i think i wrote down the word he was criticizing our senator for implying hagel was cozy with terrorist type countries. i would say he's endorsed by them. you can't get any cozier than that. really? he's a republican! chuck hagel! and yet the president's not doing enough bipartisan outreach. >> chuck hagel is unfortunately does not believe in carpet bombing as a solution to a diplomatic problem. and cruz and inhoff both do because they're big christians, apparently. they believe that the...
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i don't know if that's the right word. it's just such a shame that we can't try to do something, but you're right, christina taylor green died at the 13th bullet, and roger and bill badger, they knocked him down when he tried to reload from one .33 capacity magazine to another .33 capacity magazine that misfired when he was going to try to shoot me, and that's when they knocked him down right on top of me and i was able to get the third magazine that he had. you know, if they had only ten rounds in that magazine, maybe we wouldn't have as many people that were murdered or injured. >> exactly right. >> patricia, can i ask, when you hear politicians almost sound as if they have given up hope or that the only thing we might be able to get is universal background checks, what would you say to them? what would you say to those politicians in washington who are literally in the middle of this debate and this argument. what do you say to them? >> i would say when you hear the name christina taylor green, substitute it for your da
i don't know if that's the right word. it's just such a shame that we can't try to do something, but you're right, christina taylor green died at the 13th bullet, and roger and bill badger, they knocked him down when he tried to reload from one .33 capacity magazine to another .33 capacity magazine that misfired when he was going to try to shoot me, and that's when they knocked him down right on top of me and i was able to get the third magazine that he had. you know, if they had only ten...
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you get four words and they are you can't scare me. i got those four words after i made it through breast cancer and something interesting happened. when i was at nbc and i never asked for a job. i sat and waited for someone to notice my. i decide i have ape new thing going on . i feel strong and i will ask about a new hour of today and i am going to ask for that job. i took the elevator up to the 52nd floor and i walked in and fement empowered. you can't scare me. i want this job. in the end of the day, if you feel strong inside and you have confidence you can get what you want. i feel blessed to do that. and you take the lives of and one . stories was about the person that you met just days after 9/11. it is it a powerful story and i want you to tell what happened. >> it was a guy name would ron clifford. who went down the world trade center for work and that was when all hell broke loose. he was trying to help a woman who was burned from head to toe and wrapping her nup a table clothe and trying to protect her. that is tragic enough
you get four words and they are you can't scare me. i got those four words after i made it through breast cancer and something interesting happened. when i was at nbc and i never asked for a job. i sat and waited for someone to notice my. i decide i have ape new thing going on . i feel strong and i will ask about a new hour of today and i am going to ask for that job. i took the elevator up to the 52nd floor and i walked in and fement empowered. you can't scare me. i want this job. in the end...
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how do you get the word out about those things? you don't sit in your library in the white house and never appear in public. you get out there and you promote these causes, which is exactly what she is doing. supreme court about to take up the voting rights act. reverend jim wallace will be here to tell us all about it. >> this is "the bill press show." >> chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: thirty-three minutes after the hour here on wednesday, february 27th. good to see you today. we are coming to you live from our nation's capitol andon our studio on capitol hill brought to you today by the utility workers union of america. the good men and women of the utility workers union under president michael langford delivering vital services and a brighter future. you bet. for more information, go to their website uwua.net. on many of the issues we deal with on washington, not only the economic, the environmental, the socialtiously whatever impact the
how do you get the word out about those things? you don't sit in your library in the white house and never appear in public. you get out there and you promote these causes, which is exactly what she is doing. supreme court about to take up the voting rights act. reverend jim wallace will be here to tell us all about it. >> this is "the bill press show." >> chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and...
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take my word for it. if every time a president was about to put our kids in harm's way, we were thinking about our kids and our grandkids, it just wouldn't happen. and there's nothing wrong with universal public service. if this country has its security threat, i would like to believe that all of us, no matter how old we are, would want to do something. and in this case, it will be universal. if you can't fight, you can be involved in protecting our national economic and national defense interests. >> charlie, you want to talk about service and what it means to the youth of america. you certainly know about it because, of course, you served in our military honorably during the war. but i want to talk more about your view on the draft, in general. i know you've always talked about this and about 10, 11 years ago, it raised my eyebrows going, what's charlie up to? but you look back over the past decade, and you look at the mistakes that we've made in foreign policy, a lot of those mistakes would have been c
take my word for it. if every time a president was about to put our kids in harm's way, we were thinking about our kids and our grandkids, it just wouldn't happen. and there's nothing wrong with universal public service. if this country has its security threat, i would like to believe that all of us, no matter how old we are, would want to do something. and in this case, it will be universal. if you can't fight, you can be involved in protecting our national economic and national defense...